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Methane is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4. It is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas. Methane is important for electrical generation by burning it as a fuel in a gas turbine or steam boiler. Compared to other hydrocarbon fuels, burning methane produces less carbon dioxide for each unit of heat released. Additionally, methane is used in many industrial chemical processes.

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What is the name of the covalent compounds CH4?

The name of the covalent compound CH4 is methane.


Is CH4 a ionic compound?

No it is not. In fact, CH4, also known as methane, is a covalent compound.


What is the name for the covalent compound CH4?

CH4 is Methane. The first(smallest) alkane, which is a functional group of hydrocarbons.


CH4 ionic compound?

Methane is a covalent compound.


Is CH4 a ionic or covalent compound?

CH4 (methane) is a covalent compound.


What covalent name compound is CH4?

methane


The simplest formula for a covalent compound it is?

Methane is a covalent compound: CH4. Also nitrogen oxide, NO.


Is methane CH4 a covalent compound?

Yes, methane (CH4) is a covalent compound. Covalent compounds are formed when atoms share electrons to achieve stability, which is the case in methane where carbon shares electrons with hydrogen atoms.


Is CH4 pure covalent?

Yes, CH4 (methane) is considered a pure covalent compound because it consists of only nonmetals (carbon and hydrogen) that form covalent bonds by sharing electrons.


Is CH4 ionic or molecular?

CH$ is a COVALENTLY bonded molecule. NB You appear to misunderstand between IONIC and MOLECULAR. IONIC is is a form of bonding were ions attract like the N & S poles of a magnet, to form a molecular bond. COVALENT is a form of bonding were atoms 'SHARE' electrons , like humans linking arms, to form the molecular bond.


Is CH4 non polar covalent bond?

Yes, CH4 has nonpolar covalent bonds because it consists of identical atoms (hydrogen and carbon) with similar electronegativities. In CH4, the electrons are shared equally between the carbon and hydrogen atoms, leading to a symmetrical distribution of charge and a nonpolar molecule.


What compounds is an ionic compound H2O CH4 O2 MG3P2?

Mg3P2 is ionic. the rest are covalent

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